Oceanside Jewish Center ("OJC") is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. We are an egalitarian congregation and a nurturing community which provides opportunities for Jews of all ages and backgrounds to live in the presence of God through religious observance, Jewish learning and acts of social responsibility. Fax: (516) 536-0347 and www.oceansidejewishcenter.org

This is our OJC Website. Participation in this website by our members is encouraged. If you have any news, pictures, files or event information please email it to our web master. You can drop off what you have at the main office marked attention, Stuart Talkofsky.

To contact our office via email please email us at mainoffice@oceansidejewishcenter.org Hot Topic of the Moment Gilad Schalit Each day in Jerusalem I pass this tent near the Prime Ministers Residence reminding Jerusalemites not to forget Gilad Schalit. The number in front of the tent is the number of days in captivity...we need to raise our voices and ask our governments to speak out for Gilad. The walk for Gilad Schalit - tomorrow a rally will be held in Jerualem just across from the Prime Ministers residence and down the block from the Fuchsberg Center - our prayers are with Gilad and his family! -July 7, 2010 July 8, 2010- We have just returned from the rally for Gilad Shalit…The press is saying that there were some fifteen thousand people present at the rally this evening. Some twelve thousand have marched all or part of the way with Noam and Aviva Shalit over the last twelve days, covering 240 kilometers (about 144 miles) from their home in the north to Gan Ha-atzmaut (Independence Park) in the middle of Jerusalem. Originally, the rally was going to be on Rehov Azza but, apparently, when the authorities saw how large it was going to be they moved the rally to the park which is close by. When we arrived at the park at about 6:30, the crowd was large but not nearly as big as I expected. Over the next hour and a half the crowd doubled and tripled in size. There were groups from all over Israel, and not just Jews present for the rally – there was even a group of Druze proudly waving their flag to signify their presence. Photos and words by Rabbi Mark Greenspan while he is/was in Israel, Summer 2010. Photos  ©Rabbi Mark Greenspan and Oceanside Jewish Center Shabbat Service Hours and Candle Lighting times have been updated from APRIL thru end of JUNE 2010. NEW!! OCEANSIDE JEWISH CENTER CALENDAR If you see the Calendar is not being updated with your event, contact the Main Office. Email - mainoffice@oceansidejewishcenter.org New!! Religious School Calendar 2010 - 2011 This will be updated in the future This is a .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) file. You can print this to the size paper you have available. See Religious School Pages for more school information 2nd Time Around Sale Clothing for Men, Women, Children, Infants Household Items Toys Something for everyone Buy Something Oceanside Jewish Center Sunday, August 8th 9 AM to 2 PM We are now accepting item donations for our sale.   Either contact via email, Stuart Talkofsky -  or call the main office at 516-536-6112 and leave a message for Debbie Popick, she will get back to you. SEE FULL FLYER - CLICK THIS Oceanside Jewish Center Religious School Family Education Program Sunday, October 3rd 10-11:30 AM Families of children Pre K - 4th grade Religious School and Pre-School are invited! Topic: Building Jewish Rituals; bring a white pillowcase. RSVP: to theReligious School - or call 516-764-4213 Bar and Bat Mitzvah Schedules have been updated as of  Click this to see the listing. Our PTA Needs Your Help Dear Parents, This is a critical time at Oceanside Jewish Center PTA. This is the time of year when we start to pick our board for the next school year. Many of our PTA board have children who are graduating. We have many positions open and need your help to fill them. None of the positions require a huge time commitment. Those remaining on the board will offer assistance also. If you have children in Religious School and Nursery School, that is fine as our PTA is for both schools. Please contact one of us if you are interested in ANY of the following positions. If you have a friend or two who would like to take the position with you, that is fine. President Fundraising Vice President Membership Vice President Holidays Chair Thanks, Paula Goldberg Laurie Stumer email us at: pta@oceansidejewishcenter.org APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2010 See Oceanside Jewish Center's Sisterhood  Activities Photos MORE ON PAGE 2 - PLEASE VISIT     Rabbi Greenspan's Israel Journal As you all might know, Rabbi Greenspan, is studying in Israel this Summer for 6 Weeks. He has been sending to many of his Torah Table Talk subscribers a wonderful journal with photos of life as he sees and lives it in Israel. This is a worth while reading. VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 VOLUME 5 VOLUME 6 VOLUME 7 VOLUME 8 VOLUME 9 The Rabbi's email is rabbi@oceansidejewishcenter.org DINNER JOURNAL DANCE 2010 VIEW THE JOURNAL FROM THE DANCE HONORING Jolene Boden & Anna Matathias Make A Date In OJC Sisterhood Calendar 2010-2011 -- 5771  List your important dates and help support Oceanside Jewish Center's Sisterhood. List Birthdays, Anniversarys, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Wedding, or any other special event. Your Name in New Years Greeting in Front of the Calendar Click This To View and Print out Our Mail In Order Page. More Details about the calendar are in the form. Please mail it in right away. The Deadline Has Been Extended. It is not too late!! Contact Wendy Pusateri for further information via email - sisterhood@oceansidejewishcenter.org Look for the calendar in your mail soon!! Updated! Blessings before and after reading the Torah with oral instructions by our Cantor,  Gadi Elon Updated OJC's Past Events Page See photos of past events at OJC over the years   Download History Passover Haggadots Translated and Reviewed by Rabbi Greenspan Haggadot Translations and Adaptations by Rabbi Mark Greenspan (click above to view the page with the various haggadots the Rabbi has spent lots of time translating and reviewing) OJC In The News and related items Latest Additions: * The Women of the Wall (METNY - USCJ Article) The Women of the Wall were harassed by people screaming at them about their being an embarrassment to the Jewish people.  Other Jews cursed all the men - including Rabbis Steven Wernick, Ron Fish, Mark Greenspan, and me - who were clearly there to support these brave women - women such as Marilyn Greenspan;  July - 2010 Rabbi's OJC Journal from Israel - mentioning the topic. MetNY-USCJ Article - Women at the Wall *Soles for Souls - Our very own Ilana Blumenthal daughter of members Dan and Leslie Blumenthal along with Rabbi Greenspan appear in February 25th - March 3, 2010, Herald. (seen this in print in the Long Beach Herald. *The Unthinkable as a Tolerance Lesson OJC  Board  member Peter Stone is mentioned in this article about the Holocaust. Tolerance Center in Glen Cove reopens. NY Times - 2-14-2010  (If the link doesn't work, use this .pdf link -- OJC LINK TO ARTICLE. ) *Rabbi Greenspan's, Yom Kippur Article and Photo in Oceanside/Long Island Herald Events, Staff, Members or anything else relating to Oceanside Jewish Center that makes the press, or other mediums. Please email links, scanned copies of news stories or photos to webmaster@oceansidejewishcenter.org.  No scanner? No worries, you can leave clippings/articles or photos for the webmaster at the office and we scan it ourselves, properly returning it to you in a short time. Our Professional Staff Our telephone number is 516-536-6112 President Jeffrey Hahn Executive Vice President William Gurman Rabbi Mark B.Greenspan Director of Congregational Education and Jewish Living (DOCE) Frances Pearlman Religious Director Steven Barr Cantor Gadi Elon   Early Childhood Director 516-764-4213 Anita Hoine Youth Director Andrea Moskowitz DAILY MINYAN SCHEDULE Visiting relatives or here in New York on business, from out of town?   We welcome everyone to our Daily Minyan. You do not have to be member. SUNDAY MORNING 9:00 AM MONDAY / THURSDAY MORNING 6:50 AM TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / FRIDAY  MORNING 7:00 AM   SUNDAY - THURSDAY  EVENING 8:00 PM SHABBAT SCHEDULE varies week to week SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING AND SERVICE SCHEDULE (click this and a small window will open over this with the schedule)